Display-exhibitor



P. P. FIGUEROA.

DISPLAY EXHIBITOR.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 24, 1919- 1,341,116. rammed M y 25,1920,

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P. P. FIGUEROA.

DISPLAY EXHIBITOR.

APPLICATION FILED 118.24. 1919.

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PATENT OFFICE.

PETER 1-. FIGUEBOA, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

DISPLAY-EXHIBITOR.

Application filed February 24, 1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1,.Pnrnn P. FIGUEROA, a citizen of the United States residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Display- Exhibitors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to advertising de vices and more es ecially to the, class of changeable exhibitors and has for its object certain revolving frames carrying advertising displays and a compartment or drawer connected with the device to contain articles to be vended or matter for r'ree distribution and which when pulled out will actuate the frames and rotate them to vary the display and present novel features at different sides thereof.

These and other details and objects of the invention will be more fully described in the following specification, set forth in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is an elevation of the advertising dis lay.

ig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional'view of the rotating gearing.

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view of a modified form.

Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view of the same.

Fig. 6 illustrates a coin controlled device applied to the operating lever.

It is a well known fact that any moving mechanism or moving detail wherein the operating parts are hidden excites considerable curiosity in the spectator and will cause wonder and study. While attention is directed toward the device it necessarily follows that other features and details will also be studied and where the device carries advertisements they will be read and favorable results are likely to follow to the merchant advertised.

The device comprises a pedestal 10 with a base 11 and to which is pivoted a bell crank lever, one of whose arms 12 is a treadle while the other arm 13 plays in a slot of the pedestal and extends into a casing on which the advertising is displayed.

This casing consists of three drums 14, 15 and 16, the former carried by the upper end 17 of the pedestal 10 and is stationary. In

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 25, 1920.

serial No. 278,677.

the drum 1% is located a drawer 18 carried by a bar 19 and through. a slot 20 in the drawer and bar the upper end of the lever 13 plays so that when the treadle 12 is depressed the drawer is forced outward so that access may be had to the interior thereof.

The drum 15 is supported by the upright 21 extending from the roof oi. the drum 14; while the drum 1.6 is supported by the flange 22 of the pedestal. and both are free to revolve and each have an internally geared ring 23. In order to further center thetwo revolving drums their adjacent edges overlap the stationary drum which is fitted between the two rings 23 and provides a compact and substantial construction.

In the rear side of the drum 14 and jour- -naled in its roof and floor is a vertical shaft 24 and secured to this shaft is a pulley drum 25 and at each end is a ratchet wheel 26, the teeth of which are engaged by the pawls 27 so that when the drum 25 is rotated by a cord or chain 28 connected with the arm 13 as the latter is reciprocated, it turns the gear wheel 29 on which the pawl is pivoted and these wheels gearing with. the toothed rings 23, partly rotate the drums 15 and 16.

As will be seen in Fig. 1 these rotating drums carry pictures, advertisements or appropriate ornaments that may be viewed as the drum revolves and their movement and the novelty of the pictures will afford entertainment to the observer.

The operation of the pulley drum 25 is illustrated in Fig. 3 where it will be seen that one side of the drum carries a sleeve 29 to which the ratchet wheel 26 is secured and the whole pinned to the shaft 2 1 just below the floor 30 of the drum 14: and thimble 31 surrounding the shaft at this point and to this sleeve is secured one end of a spiral spring 32 to return the drum 25 and the ratchet wheel 26 to their normal. position.

Pawls 33 are also provided at the opposite sides of the drums to retard any reverse movement of the drums.

WVhile the above construction provides for the operation of the drawer by a treadle, there may be occasions when it is desirable to use the hand to open the drawer and rotate the advertising display, and such a device is shown in Figs. l and 5 where a drum or. frame 35 is carried by a spindle 36 mounted on ball bearings 37 on the casing 38 at tne top of a pedestal 39. At the lower end of the spindle 3G is a star wheel and the drawer 41 carries an arm 42 with a spring pressed pawl 43 at its outer end and resting during the outward movement of the drawer on the stop 44 but on the return of the drawer the pawl yields with the spring 45 and is again in position for the rotation of the frame 35.

There may also be occasions when it is necessary to limit the operation of the drawer by a lock 46, as shown in Fig. 6, to be removed by a coin dropped in the slot 47 of a box and adapted to fall into a pocket 48 which by the weight of the coin tilts the lever 49 and throws the end 46 from the path of the lever 13 and allows it to open the drawer and rotate the display drums or frame.

It is obvious that other similar means may be adapted to rotate a display and open a device for inspection or give access to a drawer without departing from the essential features above described or from the scope of the appended claims.

hat I claim as new is:

1. In a display exhibitor, the combination of revolving casings, a drawer associated with the casings, means for extracting the drawer, and means connected with the mov ing drawer to actuate the casings.

2. In a display exhibitor, the combination of a casing comprising stationary and revolving sections, a drawer in the stationary section, means for removing the drawer, and means for simultaneously actuating the revolving sections.

3. In a display exhibitor, the combination of a casing mounted on a pedestal and comprising a stationary and rotating sections,

40 a drawer in the stationary section, a lever operating 011 the drawer to eject it, means for actuating the rotating sections, and connections between the actuating means and the lever.

I. In a display exhibitor, the combination of a stationary casing mounted on a pedestal, rotating casings carried by the same, a drawer in the stationary casing, a lever pivoted to the pedestal and adapted to eject the drawer, gearing around the rotating easing. gear wheels meshing with the same, and means connected with the lever to rotate the gear wheels.

5. In a display exhibitor, the combination of a stationary drum, a pedestal supporting the same, rotating drums above and below the stationary drum, a drawer in the stationary drum, a lever pivoted to the pedestal and connected with the drawer, a gear-ring in each' rotating drum, gear wheels carried by the stationary drum, and a cord connecting the lever with the gear wheels to rotate them.

6. In a display exhibit, the combination of a stationary drum, rotating drums carried by the same, a drawer for the stationary drum, a lever adapted to eject the drawer, means connecting the lever with the rotating drums to actuate them, means adapted to lock the lever against operation, and unlocking means.

7. In display exhibitors, the combination of a casing comprising revolving and stationary portions, a drawer associated with the stationary portion, means for extracting the drawer, and'means operated by the moving drawer for rotating the revolving portion.

In testimony whereof I aflix my si nature.

PETER P. FIG UE 0A. 

